After a week Shivaay is coming back. Anika wanted to go to pick up Shivaay from the airport but because of Ansh, she couldn't. After Ansh her life changed, nowadays she has to wake up late at night because at night Ansh is very active. Initially handling Ansh looked easy but day by day she is finding it difficult because sometimes she doesn't know the reason why Ansh is cranky and sometimes she gets irritated because she is unable to take rest.  She can't leave Ansh alone too because he tries to get up once he was about to fall, that's the main reason she is scared to leave Ansh alone. The family handles Ansh and is always excited to spend time with Ansh but sometimes Ansh just needs Anika, nobody else.

Shivaay entered the hall and noticed Anika sitting with Janvi and dadi. Dadi was playing with Ansh and Anika and Janvi were sitting with her when Anika noticed him and went towards the kitchen to bring water for him. She smiled thinking about Shivaay and that finally, she will be able to spend time with her Shivaay. She jumped in excitement thinking about Shivaay. Finally, they will be together. She filled 3 glasses of water and came out to see Shivaay sitting and playing Ansh, she understood he meet family already. When Shivaay noticed her, he passed a smile towards her and gestured for her to come.

"Have it", Anika said and made the 3 brothers drink water and then sat with Shivaay.

"Thank you", Shivaay said and rubbed his hand on Anika's fingers intentionally while giving a glass of water back to her, Anika shivered to feel his hand and closed her eyes. Shivaay knew he affects her, Anika blushed and went towards the kitchen to control her excitement as in front of the family she can't ask him to come directly to the room. She also needs to sit with the family.  After talking with family for sometime he went towards the room holding Ansh in his hands. Just like Anika he loves his family and missed talking with them that's why he took sometime out for them, he knows maybe in future he will not get that because of his responsibilities

"Should I make coffee for you?", Anika asked when she entered the room and found Shivaay hugging Ansh

"Can't you sit ?", Shivaay asked

"I will but tell first what you need ", Anika said and sat beside him

"I want sometime with you", Shivaay said and placed Ansh on the bed, Anika placed pillows on both sides of Ansh to protect him from falling, Shivaay noticed this and let her do whatever she wants. Till then he went to change into a night suit as he need to take rest as tomorrow he need to visit the Oberoi industry to check if everything is fine there or not.

When he came back Anika pulled him into a bone-crushing hug saying  "I missed you", Anika said and kissed his shoulder and then his cheek.

"Missed you too my love", Shivaay said and rubbed Anika's back softly. He was longing for her and her touch, he missed his small family and especially his wife whose love is his strength.

"You are looking very tired. I know you did not take care of yourself. You are like this only who is careless. ", Anika said when she noticed his eyes which are having dark circles, she knew he will not sleep there as nobody was there to force him

"I am fine and I was taking care of myself very well. Talk about yourself. How are you? ", Shivaay asked and tucked her hair strands behind her ears. He softly started to caress her hair, his hand touching her cheek because of which Anika shivered and blushed to find the one whom she was waiting in front of her.

"I am fine after meeting you. I am very happy. Now come I have cooked something for you ", Anika said. Shivaay nodded and kissed her forehead. He missed everything, this is the first time they were away from each other for such a long time and he was unable to take this separation. He pulled her by her waist and joined thier forehead together, he closed his eyes. Now finally he got solace which he was missing, nobody can make him feel loved as Anika can. He doesn't know what kind of magic Anika has and her mere presence is enough to make him weak, he finds himself losing in front of her and he starts to behave crazy.

"Let's go Shivaay", Anika whispered as she also don't want him to leave her today but they need to go. She wants to stay like this till the end of her life, just with him, close to his heart. Anika's heart was longing for him and his presence, her life partner and her husband who supports her in everything.

After some time both came downstairs and Anika came there with dosa and gulab jamun sweet for him. Anika served him dosa excitedly and stood just behind him to see his reaction and to hear his comment on her cooking.

"Why are you standing? Have it", Shivaay said and gestured for her to sit beside him. Anika nodded and sat beside him, she filled her plate but before tasting, she need to listen to Shivaay. What he has to say? Did he like it or not? Shivaay took a bite, Anika thought he will say something but he kept on eating without any stop which made Anika disheartened

"Bhabhi you should open a shop", Rudra said which made Shivaay remember Anika's struggle when she used to open a shop. He can never let her go through that insult again ever.

"No", Shivaay shouted

"Now he opened his mouth ", Anika thought and looked towards him and glared at Shivaay which Shivaay didn't notice

"Why? She cooks so well like a professional", Rudra said

"Are you serious? ", Shivaay asked raising his voice which made Rudra realise that this is not a joke and the situation is turning serious

"No was just joking because this is very tasty ", Rudra said and started to have dosa again

"Yes it is delicious", Shivaay said and continued eating as he was hungry. He ate before coming but still, he doesn't know.
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In night

Shivaay excused himself to talk with Omru for some time which gave Anika Time so she started to talk with Dhruv over the phone as she is taking his help too because handling everything alone is looking difficult to her. Omru and Khanna don't know anything about business and she doesn't trust anybody else in Shivaay's office. She doesn't want to reveal anything to Tej too because Tej can be a hurdle in his dream. She doesn't know why but she doesn't like Tej and can never trust him. When she declined the call after telling him to visit the site and wishing him good night, Anika noticed Shivaay standing inside the room.

"Gauri?", Shivaay asked, Anika, sighed in relief realising that he didn't hear thier conversation otherwise he would have doubted but she still need to answer him

"No d... Dhruv. I Had so... Some work with him", Anika stammered as she don't want him to misunderstand her. Nobody will like his wife talking with another man at night so she is scared thinking about his reaction

"Relax it's fine. Let's talk I have many things to tell you ", Shivaay said and both sat on the bed but they couldn't talk as Ansh started to cry and Anika got busy handling him. Anika asked him to wait for her near the poolside so he went there. Tomorrow he needs to go office so he thought at night he will spend time with her and will tell her that the one whom Tej trusted was the culprit but they just had a normal conversation which is not enough for him

"I knew my schedule will become tight this year that's why I decided that we will conceive later. How I will handle everything now? I don't want to take risks with my dream and work too. If Ansh wasn't here, Anika would have spent time with me", he thought while eying Anika who was trying to make Ansh quiet. She asked him to go away otherwise he would have stayed there.

"What are you thinking Shivaay? Ansh is your choice ", Shivaay thought recalling the past but sometimes we start to take things negatively when nothing goes right. Then every positive thing also looks negative. We start to rethink our past decisions.
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It's been a year now since things started to change. Shivaay's schedule started to become very tight which irritated Anika the most as she was unable to spend her time with Shivaay. She rejoined his office with the hope to spend her time with Shivaay and help him but Shivaay has to look at other branches making Anika think "why Shivaay only?"

She could have confronted Tej but Shivaay asked her not to speak a word because he respect him. Shivaay didn't get time for anyone, even on his birthday, he was about to stay outside if Anika didn't give him her sware to come there. He came back but this time he is angry because she threatened him to come back.

He didn't take his bag because he decided to go back at night, just because of her sware he has to fly back. He came out of the airport furiously and noticed her standing near the door. On seeing him Anika ran towards him and hugged him tightly.

"Happy birthday patidev", Anika said. Just then Shivaay realised it was his birthday, these days due to workload he doesn't remember dates before he used to remember his birthday every year but this time it slipped from his mind. Anika ruffled his hair softly which cooled his anger down. He forgot that he was angry and hugged her back. He misses her daily. Anika asked him to sit inside the car and started to drive

"This is not the way home", Shivaay said as Anika started to take their car in the opposite direction he don't have any idea where she is taking him to

"Thank you for telling", Anika said sarcastically and stopped the car near one corner. She took out her scarf and blindfolded his eyes as she don't want him to guess where she is taking him and don't want him to see industry without coming out of the car

"Anika what...", Shivaay was about to ask but Anika interrupted him

"Sorry ", Anika said and sat back in her place. She intertwined their fingers together and started to drive again. To her destination, to Shivaay's completed dream, to the Ansh industry. She named it Ansh because after his arrival she got to know the worth of many things. She kissed his palm and asked him to keep his patience. From that time till the end of the journey Shivaay didn't speak a word. Anika stopped the car near the industry and went towards his door asking him not to open his blindfold.

"Come out carefully", Anika said and placed her hand on top of the car to protect Shivaay from hitting his head. When Shivaay came out she opened Shivaay's blindfold, Shivaay's eyes pooped out in sockets seeing his half-broken building change into a big industry with Ansh's name.

His legs started to tremble thinking about the hard work which Anika put into, from when? And how? How she arranged money when she never asked him? His eyes started having warm tears, tears of happiness that his dream is not half now. He closed his eyes tightly as he is feeling this was a dream, this building his work, and the brand was his dream but he never worked for himself
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I am giving early updates because I don't want to keep books incomplete when I become busy.

Will try to update next tomorrow.